2013

The first ever Go Dad Run 5K for men and boys aged 16+ took place in Llangefni, Anglesey on Father’s Day June 16th, 2013. The event, which was sponsored by Lilly UK, started and finished at the Ysgol Gyfun school in the town and was organized by Menter Môn, the local enterprise agency. Colin Jackson, Mark Foster, Jamie Baulch and Sian Lloyd were all there to lend support as more than 150 men and boys pulled on their yellow Y fronts and took part in the run around the town.

2014

In 2014 we welcomed a new headline sponsor as the Sanlam Go Dad Run expanded and staged three small events on Father’s Day weekend June 14th and 15th in Crystal Palace Park in London, Bute Park in Cardiff and Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham. Boys aged 14+ joined their dads and the men on the courses.

Big Yellow Self Storage and Lilly were our other main sponsors and Mark Foster and Sian Lloyd handed out the medals to the runners as they crossed the finish line in London. Colin Jackson, Jamie Baulch, Christian Malcolm and Suzanne Packer were our ambassadors in Cardiff and Colin also attended the Birmingham event where Derek Redmond joined him to fire the starting gun. The first three in each race were also presented with TIMEX watches.

2015

In 2015 we expanded to six events, changed the runner Y fronts from yellow to blue and reduced the age limit to 11+. In addition to Sanlam, Big Yellow Self Storage and TIMEX we were delighted that PUMA joined our sponsor roster and provided all runners with free t-shirts.

Mark Foster set the runners on their way in Southwark Park, London and Greville Smyth Park, Bristol and Colin went to Llangefni to greet the men and boys before they ran around the town. He was joined by two other world champions, Derek Redmond and Donovan Bailey, at Worcester Racecourse and Suzanne Packer was on hand in Victoria Park Warrington to start the event and present the medals.

Our biggest run took place in Bute Park Cardiff where our ambassadors Sian Lloyd and Jamie Baulch were joined by Welsh rugby legends Martyn Williams and Tom Shanklin.

2016

2016 saw the introduction of 10K runs alongside the 5Ks and we provided a new chip timing service for all registered runners. The age limit was abolished so that boys aged 0-9 could take part for free alongside their dads in the Sanlam Go Dad Run. We also had a very special launch event at the Grange, St Paul's Hotel in London where Colin Jackson interviewed our prostate cancer ambassadors Alfred Samuels and Errol McKellar before leading a special pre-Olympic Q&A with Daley Thompson, Leon Taylor and Jamie Baulch.

Colin had a busy summer and was on hand to start the Go Dad Runs at the Silksworth Community Pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre in Sunderland with Suzanne Packer, at Ashton Court Estate in Bristol and at Worcester Racecourse where he was joined by Derek Redmond. He was also in Cardiff with Jamie Baulch, Sian Lloyd, Ian Gough and Jamie Baulch to set the runners off in Bute Park.

Mark Foster was once again in Southwark Park where the biggest run took place and our newest ambassador, singer-songwriter Dan Olsen, headed to the Isle of Man for a special Go Dad Run along the promenade in Douglas.